Watch this when
Yours Sincerely, Kanan Gill
He found the letter his 15-year-old self wrote him. Spoiler: adult life didn't follow the plan. And that's okay. ✉️ #KananGill
Who it's for
Gill reads a letter he wrote at 15 listing goals for his adult self and checks his life against it, which dramatises the gap between who we planned to be and who we are, something many people quietly measure themselves by.
Stuck→Understood
Feelings it meets
What it is
Yours Sincerely, Kanan Gill is a Netflix stand-up special released in May 2020. Gill builds the hour around a letter he wrote to himself at 15, listing goals he hoped his adult self would achieve, and measures his life in his thirties against it.
Where to find it
Netflix original. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Brief references to suicidal thoughts.
Age: TV-MA (suggested 17+)
It is the tears of the earth that keep her smiles in bloom.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 4
